Bright Idea: Rare Vase Accidentally Used as Lamp to be Sold

A rare Chinese vase is to be put up for auction at Sotheby’s London after having been used as a bedside lamp for four decades.It is a rare sgraffiato-ground famille-rose vase from the Qianlong period, and is estimated to fetch between £200,000 and £300,000.Stephen Loakes, Chinese ceramics and works